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occasionally people bring tall ladders on the mexican side and jump into the united states. not smart. they get hurt. what's more frequent, they come here where the fence ends. this fence is only on 20% of the ranch. this fence is on 80% of the ranch. all it is is a flimsy barbed wire fence. they come from mexico, hop on this fence and easily hop off. you can see there's a little ditch that's dug here so they can slide under it. and this is where many people cross into the united states. >> you just find trash everywhere. you can just take a few steps, here, it's all over. >> reporter: the big walls do keep people out. and bell says things have somewhat improved over the years but adds huge problems still exist. even if the desire was there to wall the entire border, it's impossible due to mountainous topography. >> i've actually run into smugglers, smugglers carrying weapons. i've run into kids carrying backpacks with drugs. >> reporter: you see everything? >> pretty much. >> reporter: and then there is this strange sight. dan bell actually repairs barbed wire border fence
occasionally people bring tall ladders on the mexican side and jump into the united states. not smart. they get hurt. what's more frequent, they come here where the fence ends. this fence is only on 20% of the ranch. this fence is on 80% of the ranch. all it is is a flimsy barbed wire fence. they come from mexico, hop on this fence and easily hop off. you can see there's a little ditch that's dug here so they can slide under it. and this is where many people cross into the united states....
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some of the tougher ones, special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. what the pentagon has got to do now is the individual commands have to start to assess when they may be able to make this change and that really is the big catch there, anderson. these commands can go through and look and say at some point we don't think we can feesably integrate women without losing combat readiness. they can ask for an exception to the rule so ultimately down the road this may not apply to every single job in the military and it's something that leon panetta's successor is going to have to make big decisions about going down the road. >> for some of these, would there be different physical standards? all the same physical standards? how would that work? >> all that's got to get worked out individually so the marines will have to look at every job, every combat unit and decide how they want to implement it. if you look at how the navy did submarines, what they did is they took a small group of women when they were still at the naval academy, brought them in as candi
some of the tougher ones, special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. what the pentagon has got to do now is the individual commands have to start to assess when they may be able to make this change and that really is the big catch there, anderson. these commands can go through and look and say at some point we don't think we can feesably integrate women without losing combat readiness. they can ask for an exception to the rule so ultimately down the road this...
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cnn has learned that tomorrow defense leon panetta will open the door to women serving in combat units. it won't happen all at once. there will be certain limitations. for the first time in long history of american armed forces, a big door will be opening. the decision comes with plenty of women fighting and dying overseas it's important to mention. at least 130 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. more than 800 wounded. in a moment we'll talk to a congresswoman and iraq war veteran and look at political consequences. we start at the pentagon with our chris lawrence. this is ground breaking stuff after women flying helicopters, combat medics, assigned to submarines, this is the last great barrier to come down. right? >> you're exactly right, anderson. you're talking about army infantry, marine recon units and even potentially special operations forces. this was sort of the big glass ceiling that had not been broken yet. you mentioned other ones. the army recently opened up special ops aviation, that women could be pilots and crew members on aviation flights, for special oper
cnn has learned that tomorrow defense leon panetta will open the door to women serving in combat units. it won't happen all at once. there will be certain limitations. for the first time in long history of american armed forces, a big door will be opening. the decision comes with plenty of women fighting and dying overseas it's important to mention. at least 130 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. more than 800 wounded. in a moment we'll talk to a congresswoman and iraq war veteran...
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you're talking about army infantry, marine recon units and even potentially special operations forces. this was sort of the big glass ceiling that had not been broken yet. you mentioned those other ones. the army recently opened up special ops aviation, that women could be pilots and crew members on aviation flights, for special operations forces. but this potentially opens up nearly a quarter of a million jobs to women in the military. >> what's the timeline on this? i mean, it doesn't happen all at once. >> no, it's not like tomorrow all these jobs are going to open all at once. some will open fairly quickly. the easiest ones to integrate where you've got a lot of women already sort of attached or working at a battalion level. those could be open in six to eight months. but some of the tougher ones, the special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. and what the pentagon has got to do now is the individual commands have to start to assess when they may be able to make this change, and that really is the big catch there, anderson, that these commands c
you're talking about army infantry, marine recon units and even potentially special operations forces. this was sort of the big glass ceiling that had not been broken yet. you mentioned those other ones. the army recently opened up special ops aviation, that women could be pilots and crew members on aviation flights, for special operations forces. but this potentially opens up nearly a quarter of a million jobs to women in the military. >> what's the timeline on this? i mean, it doesn't...
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in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve in that unit. is that not good enough? >> let's be honest. when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i believe just recently, we had two females who were involved in marine corps infantry basic training, officer basic training, and they did not meet the standard, they did not pass. i'm not trying to say there aren't exceptions to the rule, but before we make a major policy shift and change like this, we should really get down to the grassroots in some of these units and see how well that's going to work and what would be the problems with implementation. >> general hilliard, canada opened front lien combat unit roles to women back in 1989. you were involved in that process. in your experience was it the righ
in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve in that unit. is that not good enough? >> let's be honest. when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i...
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it's happening right here in the united states in 2013. even though the law allows it was written more than a century ago in 1872. it's still being used today. in fact, recently, it forced a california appeals court to overturn a rape conviction. the outcry has been intense. the california lawmakers who allowed the loophole to remain on the books, they are under fire tonight. here's cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: what happened on the streets sounds like rape to police. julio morales sleeps into the bedroom of a sleeping 18-year-old woman. in a hand-written no to police, he writes, she started to confuse with her boyfriend. the woman at first consents and then resists when she realizes it's not her boyfriend. according to a california law dating back to 1872, what happened is not a crime. an appellate decision overturning morales' conviction spells out why. has the man committed rape? because of historical anom lis in the law and the statutory definition of rape, the answer is no. even though if the woman had been married and the man had imp
it's happening right here in the united states in 2013. even though the law allows it was written more than a century ago in 1872. it's still being used today. in fact, recently, it forced a california appeals court to overturn a rape conviction. the outcry has been intense. the california lawmakers who allowed the loophole to remain on the books, they are under fire tonight. here's cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: what happened on the streets sounds like rape to police. julio morales sleeps...
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that's the kind of leadership i intend to provide as president of the united states. >> and of course -- >> senator clinton, that's a clear swipe at you. >> really? >> reporter: back then it was a very different relationship, in the midst of an already bitter rivalry. >> while i was working on those streets, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of walmart. >> you were practicing law and representing your contributor, restco, in his slum landlord business in inner city chicago. >> reporter: but that relationship quickly changed. >> i endorse him and throw my full support behind him. >> reporter: just as hillary clinton showed her support for president obama, obama showed his faith in clinton. >> i have no doubt that hillary clinton is the right person to lead our state department, and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda. >> reporter: what was hillary clinton's initial reaction when you told her, look, they're considering you for the possibility of secretary of state. >> she didn't believe it. >> reporter: one of clinton's closest aides. >> i e-m
that's the kind of leadership i intend to provide as president of the united states. >> and of course -- >> senator clinton, that's a clear swipe at you. >> really? >> reporter: back then it was a very different relationship, in the midst of an already bitter rivalry. >> while i was working on those streets, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of walmart. >> you were practicing law and representing your contributor, restco, in his slum landlord...